{Sept. 5, 2014} VICTORIA, BC – Consumer Protection BC has issued a licence to Cowichan Valley Crematorium Ltd., as the business has provided the documentation needed to meet the requirements for a crematorium licence (as defined in the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Regulation).

{Aug. 15, 2014} VICTORIA, BC – Consumer Protection BC has completed a reconsideration of a Compliance Order and a Notice of Administrative Penalty both issued on June 17, 2013 against Pacific Crematorium Ltd. (Personal Alternative Funeral Services Ltd.) and Lawrence Little, a licensed crematoria provider based in Aldergrove, BC. After a full review of the original findings, portions of the original decisions have been varied or cancelled.

{March 17, 2014} VICTORIA, BC – Consumer Protection BC has upheld a September 2012 decision to suspend the licence of Cowichan Valley Crematorium Ltd., effective April 15, 2014. This means that the business must cease providing services by that date.

{August 1, 2013} VICTORIA, BC – Consumer Protection BC has suspended the licence of Parkview Funeral Home, a funeral home located on Main Street in Penticton, BC. The business has also been ordered to pay $2,000 in administrative penalties for non-compliance with BC’s funeral services law.